19 July, 2017
The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Friday, August 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This area is facing a critical blood shortage so new and returning eligible donors are encouraged to come, roll up their sleeves, and help ensure that lifesaving blood products are available for hospital patients. Donors with types O, B negative, or A negative blood are especially needed and encouraged to give a Power Red donation, if available. (Power Red is a procedure where the same amount of blood is donated, but it is processed through a machine where it is separated and only the red blood cells are taken; the machine returns the plasma and platelets to the donor.) St. Paul’s is located at 61 Wood Street (Rte. 135) in Hopkinton, MA.
Save Time by Visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass
Although walk-ins are invited, donors can save time by scheduling an appointment by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org and entering 3972a. To streamline the process even further, donors can visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPass to compete pre-donation reading and health history questions.
For more information contact 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org.
